LFDC NEPA Tracker

Significant Effect

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Willamette National Forest

Dead Mountain

Timber harvest, small diameter fuels reduction, roadside fuels reductions, burn blocks, and recreation management.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

34 Days Left to Comment

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Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore A-Cam

This project proposes installing 5,631 feet of fiber optic near Butte Valley Airport, and another 4,740 feet south of the airport. Actions for the underground conduit install would require cable plow and directional boring within the existing right of way.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/26/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-06-26

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/26/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Lake of the Woods Fuel Break

Project uses understory thinning, mastication, and prescribed fire to create and maintain fuel breaks and defensible space. Small trees are thinned, slash piled or burned, and fuels reduced through hand/machine piling, pile burning, underburning, and mastication.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-06-18

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

QGold Exploration

Quartz Mountain Gold Ltd., a subsidiary of Q-Gold Resources Ltd., proposes to conduct mineral exploration activities on federal unpatented lode mining claims located on National Forest System (NFS) lands administered by the Fremont-Winema National Forest.

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📍 Bly Ranger District 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-06-12

Completed

Mixed Impact

MBS, Okan-Wen, Colville, Wallowa-Whitman, Fremont-Winema, Deschutes, Umatilla, Malheur

Region 6 Elite Tree Protection Project

The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2023 (Estimated)

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📍 R6 - Pacific Northwest Region All Units 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2023 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

2025 Cougar Peak Reforestation and Fuel Break Project

Site preparation and planting of native trees on approximately 17,000 acres in the Cougar Peak Fire footprint. Creating and maintaining linear fuel breaks by reducing vegetation and down woody debris adjacent to roads in the project area.

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Acres (approx.)

17,000

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📍 Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

17,000

Mixed Impact

Fremont-Winema National Forest

BPA-Lapine-Chiloquin Priority Pole Project

BPA has identified roads that require maintenance to ensure safe access to the LAPI-CHIL-1 transmission facilities. The road maintenance will allow BPA to also perform wood pole replacements that need to be completed along the transmission line.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/24/2023
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Chemult Ranger District 🏷 Special use management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/24/2023
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2024 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Bly Mountain Insect and Disease Restoration Project (Bly Mountain Phase One)

The Chiloquin Ranger District aims to improve resource conditions and increase forest resilience to insect and disease infestation in a portion of the Bly Mountain planning area.

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📍 Chiloquin Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Buck/Indian North Boundary Fence

There is a need to re-establish the northern boundary of the Buck/Indian cattle allotment to allow better management of the northern section of the allotment.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/23/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Grazing management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/23/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Buffalo Meadow Warming Shelter Project

This project proposes to install a pre-engineered shelter on the edge of a large meadow, known locally as Buffalo Meadow.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/18/2022
Decision	08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/18/2022
Decision	08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Chiloquin Sewer project

This project will connect the Chiloquin Ranger District to the town of Chiloquin's sewer line

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	03/20/2015
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2015 (Estimated)

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📍 Chiloquin Ranger District 🏷 Facility management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	03/20/2015
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2015 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Clover Creek Fuel Break RAC

There is a need to improve the network of wildfire control and suppression features in a high-risk region by creating 12-miles of shaded fuel breaks along Clover Creek Road on Green Diamond Resource Company lands.

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Mixed Impact

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Dog Lake 303 Road Decommissioning

Due to poor road conditions, hydrological issues, unstable soils, presence of danger trees, and repeated maintenance by the Forest Service from locks and gates being removed by the public, there is a need to decommission the 303 road.

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📍 Lakeview Ranger District 🏷 Road management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Dry Prairie Spring Excavation

The Forest Service proposes to allow the permittee of the Yainax Butte Allotment to excavate the identified springs to find water and develop a water system off the spring to provide water to the cattle on the south end of the Dry Prairie pasture.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	02/02/2021
Decision	04/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2021 (Estimated)

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📍 Bly Ranger District 🏷 Grazing management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	02/02/2021
Decision	04/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2021 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Klamath County-Summers Quarry Operations

There is a need for Klamath County to utilize the existing rock pit, Summers Quarry, for future road maintenance and construction projects. Klamath County would like to reauthorize a new permit for aggregate production and stockpiling of materials.

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📍 Chiloquin Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Klamath Landscape Resiliency: Rocky Point WUI

The proposed action includes treatments on approximately 4,260 acres including vegetation restoration and resilience treatments, fuel breaks, road maintenance, and recreation enhancement activities.

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Acres (approx.)

4,260

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

4,260

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Lake of the Woods Resort Expansion Project

I am proposing several actions at Lake of the Woods Resort including road and transportation improvements, dock renovation at the Resort Marina, installation of park model cabins, septic system upgrades, and remodeling of the Marina building.

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Midstate Electric - Master Permit

Midstate Electric currently has seven separate permits and we are working on combining all seven into one authorization. This Master Permit will also be used to create an Operating Plan to be in compliance with the new FSH 2709.11 Ch. 80.

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📍 Chemult Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Miller Creek Fish Barrier Removal

In the 1950s, Miller Lake lamprey parasitized introduced trout in Miller Lake. There were concerns that the lamprey would compromise trout fisheries in the lake and a barrier was constructed. This project proposes full removal of the barrier.

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📍 Chemult Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Mt. McLoughlin Trailhead Relocation Project

There is a need to relocate the Mt. Mcloughlin Trailhead and parking area to avoid initial and long-term maintenance costs associated with constructing a new bridge across the Cascade Canal.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/2024 (Estimated)
Comment Period	02/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/2024 (Estimated)
Comment Period	02/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Paddock Butte Prescribed Fire

Working together, Federal, State and Private land managers have the opportunity to reintroduce fire on an interagency landscape in the Paddock Butte area.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	10/30/2024
Decision	01/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Bly Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	10/30/2024
Decision	01/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Paradise Restoration Project

The primary purpose of the Paradise Restoration Project is ecosystem restoration. Action is needed to restore healthy forest ecosystems, improve wildlife habitats, and protect life, property, and infrastructure within and adjacent to the project area.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Bly Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Land management planning · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Post-fire Competing Vegetation Management

The Forest Service is proposing to implement herbicide treatments for forest re-establishment and trail maintenance to reduce competing vegetation on approximately 43,000 acres of Forest System Lands that have been impacted by recent wildfires.

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Acres	426,500
Acres	91,710
Acres	62,160
Acres	51,380
Acres (approx.)	43,000
Acres	8,946

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/4/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Fremont-Winema National Forest 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres	426,500
Acres	91,710
Acres	62,160
Acres	51,380
Acres (approx.)	43,000
Acres	8,946

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/4/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Seed Orchard Cone Stimulation Project

There is a need to inoculate three seed orchards in late July/August to stimulate cone production. Available seed is an obstacle reforestation needs. Research has shown that this treatment may increase the production of cones.

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Research Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Stams Restoration Project

The Silver Lake Ranger District is proposing the Stams Restoration Project to implement project activities to improve forest resiliency and sustainability, maintain and enhance habitat diversity, and reduce wildfire risk on approximately 2790 acres within the project area.

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Acres (approx.)

2790

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📍 Silver Lake Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

2790

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Switchback Restoration Project (Bly Mountain Phase Two)

The Chiloquin Ranger District aims to improve resource conditions and increase forest resilience to insect and disease infestation in a portion of the Bly Mountain planning area.

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📍 Chiloquin Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2022 ODOT rock stockpile

Expand the Santiam Pass Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) rock disposal site by 5 acres and build a short connecting road to the Santiam sand shed. Accomplished by blading away native soil and vegetation with standard earth moving equipment.

Acres

5

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/12/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres

5

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/12/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2023 Big Lake Youth Camp

McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to authorize the operators of Big Lake Youth Camp (BLYC) to conduct several site improvements.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 McKenzie River Trail Connector

McKenzie River Ranger District wants to complete construction of a short trail connection between the newly installed trail bridge at the Deer Creek to Forest Service Road 2654 in support of the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/27/2024
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/27/2024
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 Monkey Flower Research Weather Station

This project will provide weather data to support a long-running research project on the Monkey flower. A small weather station will be installed by digging a hole approximately the size of a 5-gallon bucket and filling it with cement to anchor it.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

2024 Peek Thin

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 109 acres of variable density thinning in three 46 to 48 year old plantation stands. Treatment would consist of thinning, dominant tree release, gaps up to 3 acres, and unthinned skips.

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Acres of Variable Density Thinning In Three 46	109
Acres (approx.)	3

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres of Variable Density Thinning In Three 46	109
Acres (approx.)	3

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 USGS Pit Tag Application

The USGS will install a Passive-Integrated-Transporter (PIT) tags in the South Fork of the McKenzie River, upstream from Cougar Reservoir. It will operate in association with an existing USGS stream gage.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Bado Thin

The Detroit Ranger District proposes to commercially thin approximately 33 acres in a plantation stand that is 65 years old. The purpose of the project is to increase stand health and vigor and provide timber to the local economy.

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Acres (approx.)

33

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

33

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Big Lake Boat Launch

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to add a temporary dock to the boat launch at the Big Lake Campground Boat Launch. The proposed dock will be a temporary dock that can be pulled in and out each season.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Bingham Bridge Floodplain Restoration

Vegetation would be removed and large wood would be placed in the floodplain while reconnecting side channels. Heavy equipment would be used to cut high areas and fill low areas while trying to maintain as much established vegetation as possible.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Blair Lake Campground Fire Recovery

We are proposing to remove damaged trees at the Blair Lake Campground that were affected by the Cedar Creek Fire. The campground was heavily impacted by the fire and is currently closed to public access due to the dangerous conditions.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Breitenbush Subsoiling and Floodplain Restoration

The Breitenbush floodplain restoration will improve watershed and habitat conditions affected by historic management actions, the 2020 Beachie-Lionshead Fires, and subsequent post-fire emergency actions.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

CF Thin

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 125 acres of variable density thinning in three 65-70 year old plantation stands.

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Acres (approx.)

125

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres (approx.)

125

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Cala-Wiley

The district proposes to treat 899 acres of under 80 plantations using thinning, dominant tree releases, gap creation, and skips then fuel treatments.

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Acres

899

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

899

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Calloway

This project area encompasses 45,041 acres and is located on the McKenzie River and Sweet Home Districts of the Willamette National Forest north of Blue River, Oregon. Harvest units are in two sub watersheds, with 281 units totaling 5,886 acres.

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Acres	45,041
Acres	5,886

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres	45,041
Acres	5,886

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Campground Host Site Improvements

Underground plastic holding tanks would be installed at many campgrounds within 10 feet of trailer pad. If the current host site is unsuitable, a new site could be selected. Parking barriers would be installed to prevent driving over tanks.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/22/2022
Decision	12/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2028 (Estimated)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/22/2022
Decision	12/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2028 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Cedar Creek Fire Trail Bridge Replacements

The purpose of this project is to return two stream crossings on the Jim Weaver Loop to a useable and safe state for public use. The Dam Camp and Elbow Lake bridges were burned in the 2022 Cedar Creek Fire and are now a hazard for public use.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Clark Creek Organizational Camp Hazard Tree Removal

The purpose of this project is to remove damaged trees at Clark Creek Organizational Campground that was affected by the 2023 Bedrock Fire.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Cowhorn Trail Cutoff

Oregon Cascades Recreation Area remains disconnected between the west and east sides as it stands. No bike-legal single track route exists from the popular Timpanogas area to the Windy Lakes. This proposed cutoff will create better connectivity.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/09/2018
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/09/2018
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2024 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Devils Creek and Breitenbush Forks post-fire Cabins Rebuild

In 2020, the Lionshead Fire destroyed 70 recreation residences (cabins) on the Devil's Creek and Breitenbush Forks tracks. This project is to allow the rebuild of the fire-destroyed cabins, where appropriate.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Special area management · Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Divide

This project would commercially harvest about 1,918 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes meadow restoration and sugar pine habitat restoration.

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

1,918

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/16/2020
Finding/Decision Date	6/18/2026

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📍 Willamette National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress

Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

1,918

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/16/2020
Finding/Decision Date	6/18/2026

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Fall Creek

Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Fish Lake Fire Resilience

The purpose of this project is to reduce the abundance of ladder fuels and canopy densities adjacent to Fish Lake Historic Site that is within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Flat Country Floral Greens Project

This project would remove floral greens: beargrass, salal, fern fronds, and vine maple/ceanothus sticks. This would occur on approximately 28,523 acres of the McKenzie River Ranger District. The sell of these products will be done under permits.

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Acres of The Mckenzie River Ranger District

28,523

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres of The Mckenzie River Ranger District

28,523

Mixed Impact

Willamette National Forest

Forest System Road 2209 Segment Repair

The District is proposing to return a 3.2 mile segment of FSR 2209 between the Opal Creek trailhead and Jawbone Flats to pre-Beachie Creek Fire condition. Road work may include culvert replacement, drainage repair, and incidental hazard tree removal.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Hazard Tree Removal at Developed Recreation Sites

The proposed action is to fall hazardous trees at developed recreation sites within the portions of the Detroit Ranger District burned by the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires of 2020.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Ivy Cliff

This project would commercially harvest about 2037 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes road density management, fuels improvement, sugar pine habitat restoration.

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

2037

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Land management planning · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

2037

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Willamette National Forest

Lava Parks

Commercial harvest, rock pit expansion, meadows within units, Lava View Loop Viewpoint.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

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Willamette National Forest

Little Owl Small Sale

Treat proposed units using a combination of commercial thinning, gaps, skips, and dominant tree release.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/31/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/31/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Lowell Country Project

The project includes thinning of ~15,900 net acres of managed stands under 80 years of age to improve stand growth/vigor and to produce a sustainable supply of forest products, as well as maintain, store and/or decommission ~650 miles of roads.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Watershed management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Mixed Impact

Willamette National Forest

Middle Fork Fire Affected Roads Project

Reduce the risks posed by fire-killed and injured trees that have fallen across or remain standing along important access routes of the Cedar Creek, Gales and Bedrock fire-affected road system. (Formerly known as Cedar-Gales Roadside Risk Reduction)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Monkeyflower Weather Stations

A special use permit has been requested by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to install four weather stations around the common monkeyflower sites to monitor temperature and soil moisture.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Research Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Post Fire Planting

Post-fire tree planting to reforest existing and future wildfire impacted areas to meet desired conditions for forest cover.

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📍 Willamette National Forest All Units 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Roadside Hazardous Fuels Reduction

The Detroit Ranger District is proposing to create fuel breaks to reduce hazardous fuels on strategic roads across the District: 10, 1012, 2212, 2236, and low severity burn sections of 2231 and 2233.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	5/13/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	5/13/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Scott Lake Parking Improvements

The project is proposing to create additional parking locations for a high use campground and trailhead.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Soda Fork Large Wood Enhancement

Improve spawning and rearing habitat in Soda Fork Creek for Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook that are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act and improve stream complexity in Soda Fork Creek.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

South Fork Delta Restoration Expansion

This project will expand the the restoration area initially included in the 2018 Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment and provide recreational opportunities near the Delta Campground area.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

South Santiam Tree Tipping

The project objective is to improve stream habitat to aid recovery of the Endangered Species Act listed Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon by tipping approximately 25 trees into the South Santiam River.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Station Butte

Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.

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NEPA Start Date	—
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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

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Willamette National Forest

Steeple Rock Rigdon

Thinning with skips and gaps in about 3,200 acres, meadow restoration, floodplain restoration, roadside fuels reductions, dispersed campsite reconfiguration, travel management, and quarry development.

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Acres (approx.)

3,200

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

3,200

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Strube Flats Fire Camp

This project would establish a permanent site for accommodating fire camps, and secure the site from motor vehicles by installing four gates at the entrances.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/19/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/19/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Sunny Thin

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to treat approximately 63 acres located in four stands. Stands #1-3 are approximately 30 years old, whilestand #10 is approximately 110 years old.

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Acres (approx.)

63

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres (approx.)

63

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Supplemental EA for 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction

Allow ground-based equipment to operate outside of the road prism to conduct fire killed and injured tree felling previously authorized by the 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction project #61749.

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📍 Willamette National Forest All Units 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Upper Canyon

The district proposes to treat 1,069 acres of under 80 stands using thinning, dominant tree release, gap creation, and skips. Meadows would be restored and fuels treated.

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Acres

1,069

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres

1,069

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

West Fork 8th Creek OHV Trail Bridge Replacement

The purpose of this project is to rebuild the West Fork 8th creek trail bridge. The bridge has failed and collapsed. There is a need for the bridge to be replaced to enhance user safety and protect natural resources.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Youngs Rock Rigdon

Forest management treatments are proposed on approximately 6,500 acres within the project area. Treatment proposed include thinning, early seral creation, fuel reduction, habitat restoration, system road management, recreation management.

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Acres (approx.)

6,500

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Heritage resource management · Special area management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

6,500

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Alert California Wildfire Cameras

Installation and operation of wildfire camera system at 11 lookout sites.

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore IMA 2502

Cal-Ore Communication is proposing to place a telecommunication cable and appurtenances in and around the Macdoel and Tenant area. This new fiber optic cable would upgrade existing telecommunications and internet services.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore Reconnect 3

The project proposes to install and operate approximately 8.19 miles of new fiber optic communications cables and ancillary facilities in non-continuous routes within the project area.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Discovery Day Mine

The Discovery Day Mins is an established mine site that consists of a road, three working pads, and underground tunnels. A Plan of Operations has been proposed to mine the Discovery Day claim

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28

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Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Gate Installation and Seasonal Road Closure on FS Road 46N73

Installation of a seasonal gate on Forest Service Road 46N73. New special use permit. Water Board Waiver n/a.

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📍 Happy Camp Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Goosenest Developed Recreation Sites Fuels Reduction Project

Remove hazardous fuels from within and around all developed recreation sites on the Goosenest Ranger District.

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Recreation management · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National Forests' Prescribed Fire Project

Fuels reduction and prescribed fire across the landscape. Project details: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/projects/66583

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/19/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/19/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Restorative Impact

Klamath National Forest

Large Wood Loading and Floodplain Restoration Phase II

Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (Horse Trough Creek Floodplain). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits.

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📍 Happy Camp Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

McKinney Fire Restoration EA_Veg/Fuels

The McKinney Fire Restoration EA is proposed within and adjacent to the 2022 McKinney Fire footprint with the purpose of increasing wildfire resilience on the landscape. Proposed activities include a variety of fuels reduction treatments.

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📍 Oak Knoll Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

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Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Middle Mile Broadband Initiative

This project is proposing to use Federal funding to provide broadband access to rural communities. Using Federal funds to place fiber optic lines in the existing right-of-way corridor is the only viable way to provide residents with broadband.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Mixed Impact

Klamath National Forest

River Complex Post Fire Restoration

This project was created to respond to conditions created by the 2021 River Complex Fires and to reflect the changes in post fire conditions. This project includes site preparation, prescribed burning, reforestation, and sediment reduction activities

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Seiad Restoration Thin

The project will treat 3,350 acres within the 4,648-acre project boundary for fire risk reduction and community and resource protection within the Wildland Urban Interface.

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Acres

3,350

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	1/23/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

3,350

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	1/23/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Mixed Impact

Klamath National Forest

South End

Vegetation management and fuels reduction project with watershed restoration, resource protection, and public safety aspects. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

South Fork

The South Fork project is an active management project with the purpose of addressing hazardous fuels conditions along roads and private property, as well as aligning with Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	09/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	11/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	09/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	11/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Tennant Waterline

This project proposes to replace approximately two miles of water pipeline and two water troughs in the Bray cattle allotment on the Goosenest Ranger District.

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Grazing management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Klamath National Forest

Windler Bar Habitat Enhancement

There is a need to enhance both fisheries and riparian habitat within the Project area, which is known to host rearing and spawning at-risk salmon. The purpose of this project is to address several critical elements of long-term restoration goals for salmon habitat and water quality.

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

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